MT 1 Flashcards
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Germinal periods times
Day 1-21
Embryonic period
4-8 weeks
Fetal period
9 weeks to birth
what happens during the germinal period
Fertilization to zygote. Rapid cell division begins differentiation. Inner=ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm. Outer forms with implantation and create placenta
Day 10
Implantation occurs in the uterus (42% survival rate here)
Day 21
neural tube forms
Ectoderm form what in the eye
RPE, Retina, Optic nerve, lens
Mesoderm forms what in the eye
Uveal tract, sclera, cornea
What is the most critical period of prenatal development
embryonic
what happens during the embryonic period
differentiation of all major internal and external body structure and vital organs. Growth occurs in a cephalon to caudal and proximal to distal way. Chromosomal abnormalities cause spontaneous abortion in 20%.
What happens during Fetal period
Growth stage: sexual differentiation by week 12. Further differentiation and refinement of ocular structures. Myelination of CNS begins. Brain waive pattern shifts to active cycles at 28 weeks
What is the age of viability
24-28 weeks
What is a normal term
38 weeks
4 types of congenital disorders
Genetic in origin (any stage), genetically determined by enviormenteally induced, purely environmental, sporadic (unknown)
Greatest risk for chromosomal abberations
maternal age.
Chromosomal abberation viable births
all share a syndrome
Cause of chromosomal abberations
90% environmental and 10% genetic
Retinoblastoma
Germaine deletion or translocation of the long arm of 13. Results in loss of function of RB1 gene.
Retinoblastoma inheritance
Typically AD
Cri-Du-Chat
5p syndrome. Short arm of 5 gone. High pitched cry like a kitten. Hypertelorism. microcephaly, optic atrophy, severe mental retardation.
Single gene mutations that are autosomal dominant
each offspring has 50% chance. Vertical pattern seen in families.
Autosomal recessive single gene mutations
Need 2 defective genes to express. Appears sporadically with a horizontal pattern in family tree.
Single gene defects are ____
rare. Most humans traits are determined by multiple genes and factors.
Multifactorial genetics
Specific genes in specific cells turn on and off in response to trauma, pathogens, neurochemicals, oncogenesis.